Attendance register



April 16, 1935. c. l.. RUSSELL 13998027 ATTENDANCE REGISTER Filed Aug. 14,- 1954 Patented Apr. 16, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ATTENDANCE REGISTER Charles Russell, Portsmouth, Va.

Application August 14,

6 Claims.

, This'invention relates to counting boardsV and more particularly to an attendance checking device having special utility in Sunday schools or other institutions where it is desirable'to have 5 the presence'or absence of scholarsY or students noted expeditiously and in a manner that can be readily determined from' visual inspection of the board.

Accordingly, a primary objectV of the invention l0 is t'o provide a board having means for supporting a plurality ofV` name carrying units adapted to be arranged in vertical columns and shiftable or movable' from one column'to another respectively to indicate whether theA scholar is Present or Another object of the invention is to provide a'bo'ardincluding novel frame parts for supporting the guides or tracks for the name carrying slides in propery alignment', and to also permit of readily'insertingv or removing the guides when required; y f p A further object of the invention is to provide a novel slideor carrier for the names of individual scholars or students. Y Y .15 With the above and` other objects inview which willvl become more fully apparentes the nature of the invention' isvbetter understood, the same consistsv in the* novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of partsY herein:-

30 after more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

' A* preferred and'practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing,

in which:-

Figure l is an elevation of the board, partly broken away, embodying the present improvements.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3 3 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a detail perspective View of the sliding name carrier or holder.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a card used in the holder of Figure 4.

45 Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

Referring toy the drawing, the invention includes a board A comprising a back member I;

50 horizontal top and bottom rails 2 and 3 respectively; and the vertical side posts 4 5 together with the intermediate vertical post 6. These parts may be held in assembled relation by screws or equivalent fastenings, not shown. The front of the board is provided with a rectangular fac- Cal on the 1934, Serial No.` 739,837

(Cl. 40-64) v ing or frame includinga rhead piece 'I, sides v8 9, center mullion I0 and bottom sill Il;

The space between the posts 4 6 and 5 5,v together" with corresponding frame parts "define vertical'rowsv or vcolumns in which the name bear'- ing slides B are mountedrfor manipulation by the' keeperv ofy the roll; Preferably, above the side frames' 8' ands-*theA headjpie'ce 'lis provided with the legend Absent, and,v abover the center mullion, appears the word Present.

Also, between` the posts 4 5 and 5 5 mounted the-guides or supports |2'for the slides B.l These rguides may be rods or wires whichfare fitted transversely in the posts bygmeans of the holes or openings I3 therein, therebyto provide horizontal tracks forvl`- supporting the. slides B within the frame. As shown, two rods'are used for each slide, and, the rods are held in place by the side locking strips I4.; These strips may be secured to thev side post 4 5 by the fastenings I5 in'suchaway that yif it becomesnecessaryto remove-the guides or rods',- the strips may bereadily removed and new rods'inserted.

Referring to Figurell it may be observed that the slide Bis preferably a metal stamping including a body I 6 formed: at itsfront edge with'a downward flange-I1 having keeper flanges i8 and 1I9 providing a pocket for receiving a removable andreplaceable identication card C. The body I6 is also provided with the side flanges 20 having the openings-wafer receiving one of the rods I2, and may be further formed with the tail piece ZI having the loop -22 for slidably receiving the other adjacent parallel rod I2. Thus, the slide B is not only supported to slide freely on the rods, but the card C will be held parallel to the face of the board to be readily readable.

1n practice, the slides bearing the names are intended to be positioned either adjacent the center mullion I0 or the side frames 8 9 (Figure l) according to whether the individual whose name appears on the slide is Present or Absent. The cards of those present are preferably grouped at the center of the board under the legend Present so that it may be readily apparent at a glance who is in attendance, and the cards of the absentees are shifted outwardly toward the sides to similarly quickly show those who are not in attendance. When the keeper of the roll checks the attendance it is a quick and simple act to shift or move the slides B under their prop-- er classification. When this has been done, the total present and absent may be readily ascertained, while at the same time the credit for attendance will be apparent to all who are on hand are l" and the absentees may be readily looked after by those in the organization designated for that purpose.

Numerals may be placed on the face of the side frames 8 9 opposite each slide so that if the board is intended to record one hundred names, as in the example shown, and it should appear that twenty-ve slides are in the absent classication, it will be apparent that the total of those present is seventy-ve. The means of classification employed will be so clearly apparent that the totals may be read at a distance, and the publicity given by the board serves to inspire an incentive to be present.

In its general aspect the invention includes a board or panel A provided with recessed portions formed between the vertical and intermediate posts 4, 5 and 6, together with supporting means l2 spanning the recesses, the said supporting means having the card carrying elements B shiftably mounted thereon.

Without further description, it is thought that the features and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and it will of course be understood, that changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to, Without departing from the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:-

1. An attendance register having Present and Absent indicia thereon and including a plurality of horizontal guides, and card carrying slides shiftably mounted on said guides and adapted to Vbe positioned.Y beneath appropriate indicia on the board. l

2. An attendance register comprising in combination, a frame having the legend Present at the center thereof and the legend Absent at each side thereof,` a plurality of horizontal guides supported behind the frame, card carrying slides shiftably mounted on said guides and adapted to be left positioned at the center of the frame beneath the legend Present to indicate those in attendance and to be shifted toward the sides of the frame beneath the legend Absent to indicate those not present, and numerals on the sides of the frame opposite each slide to indicate the number of slides.

3. An attendance counting board comprising in combination, a back member, vertically disposed side and intermediate posts carried by said back member and having openings, supports tting in said openings and spanning the space between the posts, said supports being arranged in parallel horizontal relation and in vertical series, strips removably fitted to the outer faces of said side posts for retaining the supports in the post, and card carrying members slidably mounted on the supports whereby they may be shifted from adjacent the intermediate posts toward the side posts and vice versa.

4. An attendance register comprising in combination, a back member, vertically disposed side and intermediate posts carried by said back member and each having vertical parallel rows of aligned openings, rods fitting in said openings whereby adjacent horizontally disposed rods are paired to provide a card carrier support, and card carrying members slidably mounted on each pair of horizontally disposed rods, said card carrying members each including a body having a card supporting front portion and also having means for slidably and non-rotatably engaging eachrod of a pair of said horizontally disposed rodsvto hold the card supporting front portions in a vertical plane.

5.7An attendance register comprising in combination, means for supporting a slidable card carrying member comprising a pair of spaced horizontally aligned rods, and a card carrying member slidable on said rods, said member comprising a body having openings for receiving said rods to be non-rotatably shiftable thereon, and

said body having a card supporting portion I formed at right angles thereto and parallel to said horizontal rods.

6. In a device of the class described, a pair of spaced horizontally aligned rods, and a card car# rying member mounted on said rods, said card carrying member comprising a body having down'- turned ilanges provided with openings for receiving one of said rods and also provided with an extension having the end thereof formed into a loop for receiving the other of said rods, and a card receiving portion formed on the body in a vertical plane With reference to the horizontal plane of said rods, thereby to support a removable card in a visible position. ,Y

CHARLES L. RUSSELL. 

